The mobility service provider will use the $50.1m cash it secured from SoftBank and Didi Chuxing to expand from Chinese tourists to local Japanese users.

H&M Co:Lab reinvested in the last-mile delivery service as part of a round that will support its international expansion and the strengthening of its technology.

Verizon Ventures was among the investors that added $25m to a round already featuring Dell Technologies Capital, MS&AD Ventures and NTT Docomo Ventures.

UPMC-backed cancer immunotherapy developer BlueSphere Bio has attracted an initial $45.6m in series B funding towards a $105m target for its close.

Fidelity provided a $4.8m second tranche after a first close featuring vehicles for Kyushu University and Osaka University.

Pitt spinout BlueSphere Bio has attracted an initial $45.6m in series B funding towards a $105m target size.

NGP Capital co-led a round that took the shipping software develope's overall funding to $71m, having first invested just under a year ago.

Wind, Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park Development and Chengxin Credit Ratings all backed the mapping technology provider's series A-plus round.

The batteryless sensor producer's Fluke-led series C round closed following contributions from investors including TOP Ventures and Asahi Kasei Ventures.

Zip and RBI’s Elevator Ventures subsidiary co-led a $19.5m round for the buy-now-pay-later service that included returning backers ING and Uniqa.